Recipients

Charles Patton

Charles Patton was commissioned through the Platoon Leaders Course Program upon his graduation from Missouri State University in 1976. In 1987 he was awarded the…
Terry Paul

Terry Paul was commissioned in the Marine Corps after completing the Officer Candidate School in 1970. He retired as a United States Marine Corps Brigadier…
John Paxton

John Paxton was commissioned in the Marine Corps after graduating from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1974. General Paxton served from December 15,…
Eugene Payne

A graduate of North Carolina State University, Eugene Payne entered the Marine Corps in 1970 as a recruit achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant before…
Stephen Olmstead

Stephen Olmstead enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1948. He retired as a United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General.
George Omrod

George Omrod was commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1958 after graduating from Villanova University. He retired as a United States Marine Corps Major General.
Henry Osman

Henry “Pete” Osman enlisted in the Marine Corps in March 1967 and was commissioned upon graduation from Old Dominion College in 1969. He retired in…
Jeffrey Oster

Jeffrey Oster was commissioned in the Marine Corps after he graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1963. He retired in 1998 as a United…
Joseph Osterman

Joseph Osterman was commissioned through the NROTC program upon graduation from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He currently serves as a United States Marine Corps…
Richard Ouellette

In the action that earned him the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Colonel Ouellette pulled Lila W. Gamble out of the water. She subsequently died…
Christopher Owens

Christopher Owens was commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1982 and earned his wings in September 1984. He currently serves as a United States Marine…
Thurman Owens

Thurman Owens enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in 1943 while attending South Western Louisiana Institute, and was commissioned in 1945. Released from active duty…